Washington Highlights

September 9, 2016—The AAMC August 3 submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) in response to a Request for Information on how to catalyze the modernization of biomedical graduate education to “ensure that trainees gain the skills, abilities, and knowledge required to be successful in the biomedical research workforce.”

In its letter, the AAMC recognizes the value biomedical education has to society through the development of researchers and the training of scientists who apply their skills to a number of different jobs and sectors in the research enterprise. The association also presents a number of recommendations to NIGMS, including: